We enjoy magnolia trees for their beautiful early spring flowers, but in summer they sometimes get downright ugly. Gardeners may notice a fuzzy black coating on branches or a sticky glaze that ...

On smaller plants, use a plastic dish scrubber to scrape scale shells away from the bark, being careful not to damage the bark itself. Because magnolia scale is tough to control, at least 2 to 3 years ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need shaping. Prune them as needed to keep them at the proper scale for your ...